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'It's hard to ignore the fact I'm Irw-in a lot of trouble here,' Chris captioned the post. 'Never bring a knife to a gun fight...even if you're working with one of the nicest, most well-mannered 13 year olds in the world in @robertirwinphotography.'

Dr Chris paid a visit to Bob at Australia Zoo to find out more about Bbob's passion for wildlife photography - a passion he shares with his late father Steve.

Like father like son: Dr Chris paid a visit to Bob at Australia Zoo to find out more about Bob's passion for wildlife photography - a passion he shares with his late father Steve

'I've always loved photography since I was just knee-high to a grasshopper and my dad loved photography as well - it's just developed from there.'

Speaking with co-host Amanda Keller, Chris said that after meeting Bob and seeing his talent for photography close-up, he believed that his days as a television presenter were numbered.

'He is quite a talent, isn't he. He brings that passion into the field but also a lot of knowledge so you combine those two together and it makes you realise there's no doubt he'll have my job in a few years.'

Look out! He brings that passion into the field but also a lot of knowledge so you combine those two together and it makes you realise there's no doubt he'll have my job in a few years,' Dr Chris said

Chatting to The Living Room panel, Bob elaborated on his passion for photography.

'My dad loved photography - he took his camera with him wherever he went and it's really nice for me to carry on in his footsteps and spread that message of conservation through photographs.'

Bob's passion is being recognised around the world, with the 13-year-old impressing US Tonight Show Host Jimmy Fallon with a menagerie of animals, including baby bears scorpions and lizards when he made his second appearance on the show last month.

Ahead of his appearance, Bob's sister Bindi posted a sweet family selfie to Instagram, featuring mother Terri, boyfriend Chandler Powell and family friend Luke Reavley all posing in the Tonight Show green room.

The uncanny similarities between the pint-sized wildlife conservationist and his dad were again brought to the fore again recently when Robert appeared on Channel Nine's Today show.

Robert shared a childhood photo of his Dad with host Karl Stefanovic that really rammed home the familial similarities.

'The comparisons are pretty obvious,' Karl said of Bob's passion for nature and wildlife conservation. 'I mean, the apple didn't fall too far from the tree.'

Talk time: 'Proud beyond words of my extraordinary brother. tune in tonight to see him showing Jimmy Fallon some gorgeous animals,' Bindi said in the post

'It was funny,' the 13-year-old wildlife warrior replied with a laugh.

'Mum actually showed me a photo of dad when he was my age recently, and when she first showed me I thought it was just a photo of me.

'I said 'what's the big deal, it's just a photo of me' and she said 'no, that's dad', so it's quite amazing.

Eerie: The uncanny similarities between Robert and Steve were brought to the fore recently when Robert shared a shildhood pic of Steve Channel Nine's Today show. Steve is pictured left

When making his debut appearance on the tonight Show in February, those similarities were on full display when Robert introduced the US funnyman to a string of animals, including an African dwarf crocodile, an armadillo and a sizeable boa-constrictor called 'Lady.'

While Robert kept his cool throughout the ordeal, which ended when handlers had to 'unconstrict' the snake from both Robert and Jimmy's arms, the comedian protested: 'she's trying to kill me.'